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May 15, 2025
• All shoes 50% off for Armed Forces Day sale, Care & Share thrift store, California United Methodist Church , 227 Third St., California, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Fish fry, dine-in or takeout, Belle Vernon ...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
May 15, 2025
Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Monessen 776, met April 22 at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church hall in Monessen. Members first met in church for Adoration, followed by the meeting. Regent Deb...
Hidden Gems Fleatique set at Mt. Vernon church
Around The Valley, Features
May 14, 2025
Mt. Vernon Community Presbyterian Church, 2200 Buena Vista Road, Elizabeth Township, is hosting a Hidden Gems Fleatique from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 31. A wide variety of items will be offered for sale. ...
Celebrating the past and planting for the future
Around The Valley, Features
May 14, 2025
A group from Gerald McGrew’s government class from McKeesport Area High School attended the dedication of the Liberty Tree at Point State Park on May 6, 2025. In the years leading up to the American R...
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LIBRARY DONATIONS
Memorials
May 14, 2025
The following were shelved in April at the Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela: Warren Patrick Galiffa “Who Is Shohei Ohtani?” by James Buckley Jr., “Who Is Caitlin Clark?” by Meri-...
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May 14, 2025
• Vitalant blood drive sponsored by Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, Dee’s Event Center, 514 McKean Ave., Charleroi, 2 to 6:30 p.m. • All shoes 50% off during Armed Forces sale, Care & Share t...
YESTERYEAR
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May 14, 2025
An employee at Chevrolet’s Willow Run plant finishes assembling the last Corvair that General Motors built in Willow Run, Mich., on May 14, 1969. The 1,710,00-rear engine Corvairs were built with the ...
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Dignity Robes group now in its 10th year
May 14, 2025
The Renzie Market, an evening marketplace, will be open from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday and continuing the first and third Thursday of each month throughout the summer. It will be held at Tulip Drive beh...
No acreage, no problem: The rise of DIY micro-homesteads
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By By LAURA SAMPSON For the AP 
May 14, 2025
Grocery prices rose nearly 24% in the last five years, according to data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many households feel the pinch. As food costs continue to climb, more pe...
McKeesport Area High School students perform with PSO
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May 13, 2025
Six talented students from McKeesport Area High School took the stage this weekend with the prestigious Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as members of the Hamlisch-Page Student Choir during the PSO’s Pop...
Spaghetti dinner at Rehoboth church
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May 13, 2025
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church, 442 Rehoboth Road, Belle Vernon, will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Dinners, $10 for large and $6 for small, will comprise salad, pasta wi...
Mon Valley Nurses Association presents scholarship
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May 13, 2025
The Mon Valley Nurses Association presented its 2025 nursing scholarship to Kaylee Noel from Monessen High School. Kaylee was accompanied by her grandmother Jean Noel to receive the honor during the a...
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May 13, 2025
Former National League baseball players gather at Yankee Stadium, New York, on May 13, 1950, to participate in an Old Timers’ game with an American League group. From left are: Charles Hargrave, Chica...
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BV Legion Post 659 cancels meeting
May 13, 2025
Monongahela High School Class of 1965 will meet for lunch at noon Friday at Eat ’n Park in Monongahela. All classmates are welcome. RSVP today to jlzewe@gmail. com. A meeting scheduled Wednesday for A...
Fiancee treats man more like a child than as a partner
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May 10, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’m engaged to a delightful woman from a foreign country. She’s a divorcee, and her 19-yearold son is doing well in college. She essentially raised him herself. Because of some spectrum dis...
Mom struggles to connect with childless friends
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 10, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a newish mom. My daughter is approaching her first birthday, but I still feel like a newbie. Learning all the tricks of motherhood has been a whirlwind, but something I didn’t expe...
8 new varieties of rose plants to choose from as a Mother’s Day gift
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By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press 
May 10, 2025
Mother’s Day is coming, and the flower and candy ads are everywhere. There’s nothing wrong with either, of course, but both are fleeting. Instead of gifting your mom a bouquet of roses this year, why ...
Spring food trends that are actually worth trying
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By By KRISTEN WOOD For the AP 
May 10, 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates grocery store prices will increase 3.2% this year, on top of the nearly 25% increase since 2020. Experts say that drives a push towards saving mon...
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May 10, 2025
• St. Dominic’s Men’s Club meeting, at the club, 601 Thompson Ave., Donora, 1 p.m. • Bingo, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department, 130 Baird St., Monongahela, doors open at 6 p.m., bingo starts a...
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Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians to meet Wednesday
May 10, 2025
The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drink...